Pipedream vs Retool
No clear leader: Pipedream (76.5) and Retool (76.4) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for no-code automation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Pipedream
A managed platform that handles OAuth authentication for thousands of APIs and offers pre-built integrations, enabling developers to quickly add thousands of integrations to AI agents, workflows, and applications without managing credentials or OAuth flows.
Retool
Retool is a platform that enables teams to quickly build production-ready internal software and customer-facing applications. It connects to existing databases and APIs, includes an AI-native visual builder, and supports multiple deployment options including cloud, self-hosted, and air-gapped configurations.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Pipedream
From $29/mo (Basic). Free tier available.
- FreeFree
- 100 credits/mo
- 1M AI tokens
- 3 active workflows
- 3 connected accounts
- Unlimited workflow testing
- +2 more
- Basic$29/mo ($348/year)
- 2,000 credits/mo
- 20M AI tokens
- 10 active workflows
- 5 connected accounts
- 3,000+ integrated apps
- +1 more
- Advanced$49/mo ($588/year)
- 2,000 credits/mo
- 50M AI tokens
- Unlimited workflows
- Unlimited connected accounts
- Control flow operators
- +4 more
- Connect$99/mo ($1,188/year) + $2 per additional external user
- 10,000 credits/mo
- Pipedream Connect in production
- Auth for 100 external users
- Custom OAuth clients
- API Proxy
- +3 more
- BusinessContact sales
- Volume pricing
- Custom invoicing
- Priority integration development
- Dedicated support in Slack
- Support for HIPAA workloads
- +6 more
Retool
Free tier with 250 credits monthly. Paid plans start at £8/builder/month (Team) or £40/builder/month (Business). Annual billing saves 20%.
- FreeFree
- 250 AI credits per month
- Audit logs with streaming
- App builder access
- Workflow steps
- API integrations
- TeamFrom £8.00 per builder per month, 20% annual discount
- 1,000 AI credits per month
- Audit logs
- 20% discount with annual billing
- Role-based access controls (RBAC)
- Mobile app deployment (iOS, Android, PWA)
- +1 more
- BusinessContact sales
- 10,000 AI credits per month
- Bring your own API key for AI
- Custom pricing available
- Multiple deployment options (Cloud, self-hosted, air-gapped)
- Advanced security and compliance features
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Custom AI credit allocation
- Flexible deployment (Cloud, self-hosted, air-gapped)
- Advanced governance and compliance
- Dedicated support and consulting
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Slack
- Google Sheets
- GitHub
- Anthropic
- Amazon S3
- Snowflake
- Salesforce
- OpenAI
- Stripe
- HubSpot
Pipedream
- Google Drive
- Gmail
- Linear
- Notion
- Shopify
- Supabase
- Airtable
- RSS
- HTTP
- AWS
- Zapier
Retool
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- REST APIs
- GraphQL
- Firebase
- REST API
- Asana
- AWS Lambda
- Azure OpenAI
- BigQuery
- Google Analytics
- Google Maps
- Google Gemini
- Jira
- Kafka
- MongoDB
- Oracle
- Zendesk
- SendGrid
- Datadog
- Cohere
- Presto
- Vertica
- Elasticsearch
- +19 more
Pipedream or Retool: which one depends on you
A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.
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